980 Area Code in North Carolina, United States

Description

Area code 980 is an overlay for area code 704 in the Charlotte metropolitan region of North Carolina. Introduced in 2001, it was the first overlay implemented in the state and required the adoption of ten-digit dialing in the region. It covers the same geographic area as 704, including cities like Charlotte, Gastonia, Concord, and Huntersville. As Charlotte continues to grow as a major banking and business hub, 980 helps accommodate the increasing demand for mobile and business lines. Though newer than 704, 980 is now a common sight in the region’s rapidly expanding urban and suburban communities.

Time & Time Zone

Time zone:

Eastern (GMT -05:00)

Current time:

Map

Major Cities

City	Prefixes
Charlotte	(980) 200 , (980) 202 , (980) 205 , (980) 207 , (980) 208 , (980) 209 , (980) 213 , (980) 216 , (980) 218 , (980) 219 , (980) 224 , (980) 225 , (980) 226 , (980) 228 , (980) 229 , (980) 230 , (980) 232 , (980) 233 , (980) 235 , (980) 236 , (980) 237 , (980) 249 , (980) 253 , (980) 254 , (980) 263 , (980) 265 , (980) 272 , (980) 275 , (980) 277 , (980) 297 , (980) 298 , (980) 307 , (980) 314 , (980) 318 , (980) 319 , (980) 321 , (980) 322 , (980) 333 , (980) 335 , (980) 343 , (980) 344 , (980) 345 , (980) 348 , (980) 355 , (980) 359 , (980) 365 , (980) 373 , (980) 386 , (980) 387 , (980) 388 , (980) 395 , (980) 406 , (980) 422 , (980) 428 , (980) 442 , (980) 475 , (980) 523 , (980) 598 , (980) 613 , (980) 636 , (980) 638 , (980) 683 , (980) 721 , (980) 722 , (980) 729 , (980) 776 , (980) 819 , (980) 833 , (980) 875 , (980) 939 , (980) 949
Concord	(980) 248 , (980) 255 , (980) 268 , (980) 521 , (980) 621 , (980) 622 , (980) 777 , (980) 781
Gastonia	(980) 238 , (980) 285 , (980) 320 , (980) 329 , (980) 522 , (980) 888 , (980) 989
Shelby	(980) 220 , (980) 295 , (980) 404 , (980) 487
Matthews	(980) 245 , (980) 262 , (980) 339
Salisbury	(980) 234 , (980) 332 , (980) 643
Lincolnton	(980) 212 , (980) 241 , (980) 429
Mecklenburg	(980) 231 , (980) 267 , (980) 938
Monroe	(980) 239 , (980) 313 , (980) 328
Albemarle	(980) 581 , (980) 734
Harmony	(980) 379 , (980) 698
Locust	(980) 227 , (980) 354

Counties

County	Prefixes
Mecklenburg	(980) 200 , (980) 202 , (980) 205 , (980) 207 , (980) 208 , (980) 209 , (980) 213 , (980) 216 , (980) 218 , (980) 219 , (980) 224 , (980) 225 , (980) 226 , (980) 228 , (980) 229 , (980) 230 , (980) 231 , (980) 232 , (980) 233 , (980) 235 , (980) 236 , (980) 237 , (980) 249 , (980) 253 , (980) 254 , (980) 263 , (980) 265 , (980) 267 , (980) 272 , (980) 275 , (980) 277 , (980) 297 , (980) 298 , (980) 307 , (980) 314 , (980) 318 , (980) 319 , (980) 321 , (980) 322 , (980) 333 , (980) 335 , (980) 343 , (980) 344 , (980) 345 , (980) 348 , (980) 355 , (980) 359 , (980) 365 , (980) 373 , (980) 386 , (980) 387 , (980) 388 , (980) 395 , (980) 406 , (980) 422 , (980) 428 , (980) 442 , (980) 475 , (980) 523 , (980) 598 , (980) 613 , (980) 636 , (980) 638 , (980) 683 , (980) 721 , (980) 722 , (980) 729 , (980) 776 , (980) 819 , (980) 833 , (980) 875 , (980) 938 , (980) 939 , (980) 949
Gaston	(980) 238 , (980) 283 , (980) 285 , (980) 320 , (980) 329 , (980) 352 , (980) 494 , (980) 522 , (980) 533 , (980) 834 , (980) 888 , (980) 989
Cabarrus	(980) 248 , (980) 255 , (980) 258 , (980) 268 , (980) 432 , (980) 521 , (980) 621 , (980) 622 , (980) 777 , (980) 781 , (980) 922
Union	(980) 239 , (980) 245 , (980) 262 , (980) 313 , (980) 328 , (980) 339
Stanly	(980) 227 , (980) 325 , (980) 354 , (980) 581 , (980) 734
Iredell	(980) 206 , (980) 223 , (980) 379 , (980) 698 , (980) 829
Cleveland	(980) 220 , (980) 292 , (980) 295 , (980) 404 , (980) 487
Lincoln	(980) 212 , (980) 222 , (980) 241 , (980) 247 , (980) 429
Rowan	(980) 234 , (980) 332 , (980) 458 , (980) 643
Catawba	(980) 858
Anson	(980) 278

Telephone Carriers

Carrier	Type	Prefixes (%)
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel Tel	Landline	15%
Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless Nc	Wireless	13%
Suncom Dba T Mobile Usa	Wireless	11%
Sprint Spectrum L P	Wireless	11%
New Cingular Wireless Pcs Llc Ga	Wireless	9%
Bandwidth Com Clec Llc Nc		5%
Level 3 Communications Llc Nc	Landline	4%
Windstream Communications Inc Nc	Landline	4%
Peerless Network Of North Carolina Llc Nc	Landline	4%
Time Warner Cbl Info Svc Nc Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline	3%
Sprint Communications Company L P Nc	Landline	2%
Sbc Internet Services Inc	Landline	2%
Windstream North Carolina Inc	Landline	1%
Springboard Telecom Llc Nc	Landline	1%
South Carolina Net Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Intermedia Communications Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Cricket Communications Inc	Wireless	1%
Us Lec Of North Carolina Inc	Landline	1%
Qwest Communications Company Llc		1%
365 Wireless Llc	Wireless	1%
Deltacom Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Windstream Concord Telephone Inc	Landline	1%
Birch Communications Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Time Warner Communications Axs Nc Charlotte	Landline	1%
Nuvox Communications	Landline	1%
Xo North Carolina Inc	Landline	1%
Net Talk Com Inc Nc	Landline	1%
Broadvox Clec Llc Nc	Landline	1%

Prefixes

Prefix	City	Carrier	Type
(980) 344	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 729	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 458	Cleveland	Us Lec of North Carolina, Inc.	Landline
(980) 329	Gastonia	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 325	Norwood	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline
(980) 475	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 875	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 285	Gastonia	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 200	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 278	Wadesboro	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 322	Charlotte	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 235	Charlotte	Windstream Communications, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 245	Matthews	Nuvox Communications	Landline
(980) 318	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 494	Stanley	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 776	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 230	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 522	Gastonia	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 939	Charlotte	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Landline
(980) 258	Harrisburg	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 622	Concord	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 207	Charlotte	Sprint Communications Company, L.p. - Nc	Landline
(980) 722	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 249	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 222	Denver	South Carolina Net, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 253	Charlotte	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 218	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 255	Concord	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 247	Lincoln	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc
(980) 263	Charlotte	Broadvox-clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 212	Lincolnton	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 277	Charlotte	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 220	Shelby	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 265	Charlotte	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 354	Locust	Sbc Internet Services, Inc.	Landline
(980) 613	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 343	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 734	Albemarle	Windstream Concord Telephone Inc.	Landline
(980) 206	Troutman	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 275	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 373	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 442	Charlotte	Windstream Communications, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 239	Monroe	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 359	Charlotte	Windstream Communications, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 404	Shelby	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 781	Concord	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline
(980) 313	Monroe	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 345	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 321	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 352	Gaston	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc
(980) 292	Kings Mountain	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 355	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 581	Albemarle	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 228	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 698	Harmony	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline
(980) 246
(980) 254	Charlotte	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 262	Matthews	Windstream North Carolina, Inc.	Landline
(980) 307	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 295	Shelby	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 332	Salisbury	Windstream North Carolina, Inc.	Landline
(980) 444		South Carolina Net, Inc. - Nc
(980) 636	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 225	Charlotte	Xo North Carolina, Inc.	Landline
(980) 819	Charlotte	Intermedia Communications Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 428	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 320	Gastonia	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 533	Bessemer City	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 777	Concord	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 248	Concord	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 229	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 387	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 234	Salisbury	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 238	Gastonia	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 598	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 834	Gaston	Windstream Communications, Inc. - Nc
(980) 829	Statesville	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 521	Concord	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 922	Mount Pleasant	Windstream Concord Telephone Inc.	Landline
(980) 231	Mecklenburg	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc
(980) 938	Mecklenburg	Qwest Communications Company, Llc
(980) 209	Charlotte	Birch Communications, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 858	Newton	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 208	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 432	Cabarrus
(980) 319	Charlotte	365 Wireless, Llc	Wireless
(980) 429	Lincolnton	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 523	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 379	Harmony	Sprint Communications Company, L.p. - Nc	Landline
(980) 348	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 683	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 237	Charlotte	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline
(980) 989	Gastonia	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 227	Locust	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 395	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 406	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 888	Gastonia	Peerless Network of North Carolina, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 268	Concord	Time Warner Cbl Info Svc (nc) Dba Time Warner Cbl	Landline
(980) 335	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 213	Charlotte	Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 365	Charlotte	Intermedia Communications Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 721	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 283	Belmont	Sbc Internet Services, Inc.	Landline
(980) 298	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 833	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 643	Salisbury	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 386	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 219	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 388	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 205	Charlotte	Cricket Communications, Inc.	Wireless
(980) 272	Charlotte	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 297	Charlotte	Springboard Telecom, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 223	Statesville	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 328	Monroe	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 333	Charlotte	Deltacom, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 202	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 224	Charlotte	Sprint Communications Company, L.p. - Nc	Landline
(980) 949	Charlotte	Sprint Spectrum L.p.	Wireless
(980) 339	Matthews	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 232	Charlotte	Bellsouth Telecomm Inc Dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel	Landline
(980) 314	Charlotte	Level 3 Communications, Llc - Nc	Landline
(980) 216	Charlotte	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 226	Charlotte	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 236	Charlotte	Sbc Internet Services, Inc.	Landline
(980) 241	Lincolnton	Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Nc	Wireless
(980) 621	Concord	New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Ga	Wireless
(980) 638	Charlotte	Net Talk.com, Inc. - Nc	Landline
(980) 487	Shelby	Time Warner Communications Axs - Nc - Charlotte	Landline
(980) 233	Charlotte	Suncom Dba T-mobile Usa	Wireless
(980) 267	Mecklenburg	Sprint Spectrum L.p.
(980) 422	Charlotte	Xo North Carolina, Inc.	Landline